Mallory-Produce Building
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
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Originally built after 1877, this structure was rebuilt after an 1881 fire. Although owned at the time by D. D. Mallory of Baltimore, it was occupied by wholesale grocers Moore, Stratton & Co. and other businesses. It was known throughout much of the 20th century as the Produce Building because of its use as a wholesale produce establishment. A good example of a typical 19th-century commercial structure, it features a paneled first-story arcade with 14-foot doors. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This Galveston commercial building rose after 1877 and was rebuilt following an 1881 fire, when the booming port city was one of Texas's busiest centers of trade. Owned by Baltimore merchant D.D. Mallory, it housed wholesale grocers and later gained lasting fame as the "Produce Building" for its decades as a wholesale produce house. Its paneled first-story arcade and towering 14-foot doors typify the sturdy commercial architecture of the era.
Why it matters
Buildings like this document Galveston's Gilded Age heyday as a major Gulf port and wholesale trading hub before the 1900 hurricane reshaped the city.
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